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	Samogitia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Samogitia (Lithuanian: Žemaitija, literally lowlands) is one of the five ethnographic regions of Lithuania.
		Samogitia was the main source of the Lithuanian cultural revival in the 19th century and was a focal point for the smuggling of books printed in the banned Lithuanian language.
		Samogitia historically was an autonomous region in the medieval Eldership of Samogitia, although it lost this status once Lithuania was occupied by Imperial Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Samogitia (897 words)

	Samogitia
		During the Middle Ages until 1795 Samogitia had clearly defined borders as Duchy of Samogitia, later it was associated with the Samogitian diocese.
		Samogitia for 200 years has played the crucial role in stopping the aggression of the Teutonic Order and have several times successfully defeated Knights of the Sword in the battle of the Sun (1236), battle of Skuodas (1259), battle of Durbe (1260).
		At the beginning of 19th century Samogitia was the center of Lithuanian revival, which stressed importance of Lithuanian language and opposed russification and polonization attempts.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/s/sa/samogitia.html (527 words)

	Regions of Lithuania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In certain parts of some regions, dialects of other regions are spoken, while for example in Samogitia, there are three indigenous dialects (Southern, northern and western Samogitian), some of which are subdivided into subdialects.
		However Dzūkija quite recently adopted coat of arms and emblem which would be used in case the reform would be done; the coat of arms of Alytus County, which almost all lays in Dzūkija, adopted a bit later also was based on coat of arms of Dzūkija.
		Samogitia has flag and coat of arms from the time of Duchy of Samogitia, these symbols are older than the flag of Lithuania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Regions_of_Lithuania (527 words)

	Eldership of Samogitia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Eldership of Samogitia (Lithuanian: Žemaičių seniūnija; Latin: Capitaneatus Samogitiae) was the western part of Lithuania.
		During the Middle Ages and until 1795 Samogitia had clearly defined borders as Eldership of Samogitia, later it was associated with the Samogitian diocese.
		After the annexation of Lithuania by the Imperial Russia, Samogitia was included into the Kaunas guberniya.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eldership_of_Samogitia (621 words)

	Eldership of Samogitia: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kiernus was the grand prince of lithuania and samogitia (zmoydzk, zemaiciai), prince of kiernow, zawelsk, and (founder of) druck, founder of...
		Narymont was the grand prince of lithuania and samogitia, prince of fl ruthenia (nowohorodok), utenautynia and kiernow....
		The samogitian language (emaii kalba) is a language spoken in the samogitia (emaitija) region of lithuania....
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/E/El/Eldership_of_Samogitia.htm (1578 words)

	Samogitia - Definition up Erdmond.Com
		During the Middle_Ages until 1795 Samogitia had clearly defined borders as Duchy of Samogitia, later it was associated with the Samogitian diocese.
		Samogitia for 200 years has played the crucial role in stopping the aggression of the Teutonic Order and have several times successfully defeated Knights of the Sword in battles of Saule (1236), battle of Skuodas (1259), battle of Durbe (1260).
		At the beginning of 19th century Samogitia was the center of Lithuanian revival, which stressed importance of Lithuanian_language and opposed russification and polonization attempts.
	www.erdmond.com /Samogitia.html (531 words)

	Zmudz/Samogitia
		Samogitia (Zemaiciai, Zemaitija, Polish, Zmudz), western part of Lithuania bordered by the Nevezis river in east, the Baltic Sea on the west, the Nemunas river on the south, and the Latvian border on the north.
		Samogitia also retained its administrative structure of townships, which were ruled by appointed officials, although the nobility had a strong voice in local government matters.
		The diocese of Samogitia or Medininkai was established in 1417, with its center at Varniai.
	www.kresy.co.uk /zmudz.html (1733 words)

	Samogitia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Samogitia was an independent administrative unit in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and...
		Samogitia (Lithuania) See also: Samogitia (Western Lithuania; Zemaitija in Lithuanian) is a historical region in Lithuania which in medieval times enjoyed a wide authonomy.
		Samogitia (Zemaiciai, Zemaitija), western part of Lithuania bounded by the Nevezis river in east, the Baltic Sea on the west, the Nemunas river on the south, and the Latvian border on the north.
	teutonicknights.inkyknights.com /samogitia (705 words)

	Duchy of Samogitia was the western part of Lithuania Lithuania ...
		During the Middle Ages Middle Ages until 1795 Samogitia had clearly defined borders as Duchy of Samogitia, later it was associated with the Samogitian diocese.
		Samogitia for 200 years has played the crucial role in stopping the aggression of the Teutonic Order and have several times successfully defeated Knights of the Sword in battles of Saule (1236), battle of Skuodas Skuodas (1259), battle of Durbe (1260).
		At the beginning of 19th century Samogitia was the center of Lithuanian revival, which stressed importance of Lithuanian language Lithuanian language and opposed russification russification and polonization polonization attempts.
	www.biodatabase.de /Samogitia (605 words)

	Samogitia (Lithuania)
		Samogitia (Western Lithuania; Zemaitija in Lithuanian) is a historical region in Lithuania which in medieval times enjoyed a wide authonomy.
		In his 1780 description of Samogitia, the theology student Kangas Baginskis confirms that the white flag of the Samogitian principality shows a coat of arms on one side: a fl bear with a white chain.
		From the 16th century on the Samogitian coat of arms is represented as a fl bear with a white collar, standing on his hind legs against a red background.
	www.hampshireflag.co.uk /world-flags/allflags/lt-samo.html (1447 words)

	ona \| glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		samogitia is located in the western part of the lithuania.
		before the formation of the lithuanian state, samogitia was ruled by local noblemen.
		in modern-day lithuania, samogitia is mainly associated with the ethnographic region and is not defined administratively.
	www.ona.com /en/glossary/279 (1073 words)

	Žemaičių vyskupystės muziejus
		The baptism of Lithuania in 1387 did not reach Samogitia (Žemaitija) the political dependence of which was vague at that time With the strengthening of dynastic struggles for the power in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Samogitia became a barter for the services of the Teutonic Order and passed from hand to hand.
		By the letter of the 11th August 1416[1], this mission was entrusted to the candidates empowered by the Lithuanian rulers and Samogitian nobles - the Bishop of Vilnius Petras (Petrus) and the Archbishop of Lvov Jonas (Joannes).
		The sermons in Lithuanian became a common thing in Samogitia – as far back as the 2nd half of the 19th century the bishop Jonas Dominykas Lopacinskis (Łopaciński) complained in one of his reports to Rome that the gentry did not want to listen to the sermons in Lithuanian[9].
	www.varniai-museum.lt /index.php?langID=2&mid=117&mod=WebPage (1324 words)

	Kaunas - IBWiki
		Kaunas is a city in Lithuania, capital of the province of Samogitia.
		Kaunas is also the capital of the Santaka region of Samogitia, while Aleksotas is capital of the Užnemunė region.
		During the mid 20th century, Samogitia struggled and Kaunas shared its fate, the population decreasing in the 70's, 80's and 90's primarily due to emmigration to industrial centers of Vilnius, Warsina and foreign countries.
	ib.frath.net /w/Kaunas (245 words)

	Galgut family home page
		Vytautas bequeathed a handsome sum to it, consisting of the revenue from the village of Louke, the lands of Paskuvenai, Papile, Pinkelenai, Taurogenai, and a mill.
		The parish of a Louke was one of the wealthiest in Samogitia and its vicars were mostly prelates of Varniai.
		A decision of the gentry court in a 1696 recorded a case of witchcraft in Dirvenai, indicating that some peasants in the Louke vicinity were suspected of witchcraft at that time, and in the year 1702 the wife of the canon of Varniai was suspected of being a witch, and was burned at the stake.
	www.galgut.co.uk /history.htm (3250 words)

	The Samogitian Diocese (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Grand Duke Vytautas understood the political importance of Samogitia and gave Samogitia autonomous political status in the Grand Duchy in 1413.
		In 1646 Bishop Jurgis Tiskevicius announced to the pope that the Reformation had been successfully squelched in Samogitia and that the the diocese now included 80 churches and a number of smaller chapels.
		The political borders of Samogitia and the borders of the diocese did not always coincide.
	daugenis.mch.mii.lt /samogitia/VYSKUPIJA/zem_vyskup.en.htm (683 words)

	WikiMiki.net - Samogitia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Eldership of Samogitia (often mistranslated as Duchy of Samogitia).
		The Eldership of Samogitia (Lithuanian: Žemaičių seniūnija) was the western part of Lithuania Lithuania Samogitia is a latinized version of the name.
		The territory is in the north of Samogitia.
	1917.en.wikimiki.net /en/Samogitia (10532 words)

	Samogitia - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Samogitians resisted the Bermontian Russians, only to fall to the Soviet Union in the Molotov-Ribbentrop_Pact.
		The unofficial flag of Samogitia depicts the coat of arms on a white background.
		You can find it there under the keyword Samogitia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samogitia)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samogitiaandaction=history).
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Samogitia (895 words)

	Branch Museums
		The city of Telsiai seemed a logical setting for the museum, since it was the cultural center of Samogitia and home to the Samogitian diocese.
		When German forces occupied Samogitia, the Alka museum continued to operate, though the directors hid the most valuable items at their acquaintances and in the museum's hideaway.
		The museum was established in 1967 on the territory of Telsiai Park.
	zam.mch.mii.lt /Mpadaliniai/muz_padaliniai.en.htm (1011 words)

	Bishops of Samogitia
		Jurgis Petkevicius (Petkunas) (ca 1530-1574), bishop of Samogitia, born in Eisiskes, eastern Lithuania, his parents were of the nobility.
		In 1560-1561 he was raised to the rank of canon of the Samogitian diocese, and soon after that he was nominated canon of the diocesan chapter of Vilnius.
		On the recommendation of King Sigismund Augustus, he was consecrated bishop of Samogitia in 1567, where he was the first bishop to put into effect the decrees of the Ecumenical Council of Trent (1545-1563), convened for the purpose of stemming the tide of Protestantism.
	postilla.mch.mii.lt /Istorija/vyskupai2.en.htm (515 words)

	The Lithuanian Word. Booksmugglers. Motiejus Valancius
		Valancius, Motiejus (1801-1875), bishop of Samogitia, historian and writer, born into a well-to-do peasant family in Nasrenai village, county of Kretinga, on Feb. 16, 1801.
		The movement spread so rapidly that by 1860 over 80 percents of the Catholics in rural Samogitia are estimated to have taken the oath of abstinence.
		In many localities in Samogitia these demonstrations were constructed through the churches, which served to aggravate the tense relations existing between Valancius and the authorities because of the temperance movement.
	www.spaudos.lt /Knygnesiai/M_Valancius_b.en.htm (2240 words)

	Samogitia
		King Jagello of Poland (1386-1434) travelled through the country, gave instruction in the Christian religion himself, and called upon the people to be baptized.
		He founded the Diocese of Samogitia with its see at Miedniki, his act being confirmed by the Council of Constance in 1416, and the cathedral, which was dedicated to Saints Alexander, Evantius, and Theodul, was erected in 1417.
		The first bishop was a German named Matthias; he was succeeded in 1421 by Nicholas, a Pole.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/s/samogitia.html (371 words)

	Society of Medieval Lithuania
		In Samogitia they are known only in the Batakiai and Vilkija manors.
		However, in Samogitia there were families of nobility from manors called Leičiai in the Viduklė District.
		Leičiai were Vytenis’ people, his Lithuanians, because his brother Gediminas being a vicegerent in Samogitia had his own castle (castles) which was named after his name, Gediminas castle.
	viduramziu.lietuvos.net /socium/leiciai-en.htm (3906 words)

	POSHKA
		His largest and most well-known work is "MUŽIKAS ŽEMAIČIŲ IR LIETUVOS" (The Peasant of Samogitia and Lithuania), written between 1815-20.
		Its content is suffused with a specifically Lithuanian perspective, articulating the oppression of the Lithuanian serf and revealing the author’s sincere empathy with him.
		"The Peasant of Samogitia and Lithuania" is also significant in the history of Lithuanian literature for its artistic expression that shows in the vividness of images and similes, the colorful popular language, and fluency of verses.
	www.suduva.com /virdainas/poshka.htm (443 words)

	Motiejus Valancius Museum in Nasrenai
		The best of Motiejus Valancius’ works come together in the native land of the bishop’s birth anniversary of 200, two hundred small oaks were planted near the farm-stead.
		Motiejus Valancius (1801-1875), bishop of Samogitia, historian and writer, born into a well-to-do peasant family in Nasrenai village, county of Kretinga, on February 16, 1801.
		Having been absent from Lithuania during the anti-Russian uprising in 1831, Valancius was considered to be relatively apolitical, and thus the Russian government did not object when he was proposed as Episcopal candidate for the see of Samogitia.
	mpkelias.mch.mii.lt /MUZIEJAI/valanciusmuz.en.htm (543 words)

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